The last few days have been a winter wonderland for people across Newfoundland and Labrador. Meanwhile, the Avalon and parts of central Newfoundland were under new freezing rain warnings. Hundreds of people in central Newfoundland woke up to no power Sunday morning. (@phil.the.mutt/Submitted)In Labrador, Route 516 to Cartwright was closed Saturday morning, along with parts of Route 510. Travel was not recommended on parts of the west coast and central Newfoundland.
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CN Rail crews were clearing tracks early Sunday morning after nine train cars derailed near Jubilee Station in Winnipeg. Early reports suggest nine train cars were derailed around 3 a.m. on Sunday, a CN spokesperson told CBC News, with eight cars flipped over on their side and one upright. No one was injured, the spokesperson said, and there is no threat to public safety. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe cause of the derailment is being investigated, CN said. Crews and emergency responders were still attending the scene just before noon on Sunday, according to the spokesperson.
The death earlier this week of Annette Dionne, the last surviving sister of the famous quintuplets, is the end of a difficult era, but it is not the end of their story, her nephew says.Brian Callahan’s mother was an older sibling to the Dionne quintuplets. He said in an interview that his aunt, like the other four sisters, was a private person after being in the spotlight for the first 18 years of her life.
Canadian food banks record over 4 million visits this yearNewsDuration 5:09The Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto is seeing a spike in young adults, between the ages of 19 and 44, in need of a food bank. The CBC speaks with the food bank’s CEO, Neil Hetherington.
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Public opinion divided on return-to-office mandatesNewsDuration 7:35The debate on where work should happen – remote or in office – is far from over. Linda Duxbury, a professor at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business, explains.
Caroline Clarke was the inaugural artist-in-residence for the 2025 Trail of The Caribou – Gallipoli Pilgrimage to Turkey that took place in November. “Oh my goodness, it was such an honour to be part of this trip,” Clarke told CBC News. (Submitted by Caroline Clarke )“It really personalized everything that we learned in history. When you’re actually standing in no man’s land — or what was no-man’s land — it really impacts you,” Clarke said. (Submitted by Caroline Clarke )“That message kind of hit home over and over again throughout the trip that these were just people on both sides, right?
Environment Canada has issued yellow warnings for wintry conditions in parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Western, central and northern Nova Scotia, including Halifax, will also see freezing rain from Monday morning to Monday afternoon. The agency expects four to eight millimeters of freezing rain will fall in Nova Scotia, with higher amounts over higher terrain. In New Brunswick, the freezing rain duration will be longer – up to eight hours in some areas, and between five and 10 millimeters of precipitation. Environment Canada says people in those parts of the Maritimes will see freezing rain on Monday before ending overnight.
Kamloops artist fulfills dream of seeing work on cover of Western Horseman magazineNewsDuration 3:03Stefanie Travers has dedicated her life to horses, and now the farrier and painter gets to see her work reach an audience of millions after being featured in Western Horseman magazine.
About 20 weather warnings from Environment Canada are set to remain in effect for swaths of the country over the weekend, as the weather agency forecasts more snowfall, blizzards, freezing rain, rain and shivering temperatures from coast to coast. Marianna Greenhough, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, says the best thing Canadians can do is be aware of the warnings.
Toronto could see between 20 and 40 millimetres of rain Sunday afternoon, Environment Canada says. Environment Canada also issued a yellow warning for freezing rain Sunday, noting it could lead to icy surfaces. But Environment Canada said Torontonians should expect strong winds Monday. "We’re monitoring the weather as rain and freezing rain move across the Greater Toronto Area," Toronto Pearson said in the post. Environment Canada recommends securing loose objects.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he believes both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin truly want peace, as he welcomed the "brave" Ukrainian leader for talks at his Florida resort. Before Zelenskyy arrived, Trump spoke with Putin by phone for more than an hour, and planned to speak with him again soon after. Greeting Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said of him: "This gentleman has worked very hard, and is very brave, and his people are very brave." Ushakov said Trump and Putin agreed to speak again "promptly" after Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy. Trump and Zelenskyy met at Trump's private club in Palm Beach, where the U.S. president is spending the holidays.
Often referred to as one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, these waters have historically been difficult to access because of the thickness of the ice. But melting sea ice has opened a path for a Canadian research icebreaker to sail through some of these passageways for the first time ever. (Alexandre Normandeau)Babb, who was part of the expedition, explained that there are two types of ice: seasonal ice and multi-year ice. The fact that an icebreaker is able to enter one of the world’s last refuges of sea ice is yet another startling sign of the effects of climate change. “We were finding really deteriorated and heavily melted sea ice.... Fortunately, both scientifically and personally, it was reassuring to know that we did start to find some thicker ice [further south],” he said.
After waiting four years to get his son the support the family says he needs to navigate school with learning challenges, a father from London, Ont. Richard Hackett, 41, started a petition earlier this month calling on Ottawa to recognize them under the consitution. “We shouldn’t be in this mess,” said Hackett, noting the petition garnered almost 5,000 signatures in three weeks. Richard Hackett, 41, started a petition on December 4th, calling for the government to recognize health and education as constitutionally protected rights. In the meantime, Hackett and his family hope that his son can get the help he needs in time.
